llafgorf.bsky.social

llafgorf.bsky.social

@llafgorf.bsky.social

North of England (Colne Valley). No spring chicken.

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Our Rebellion! exhibition exploring protest as part of our cultural identity, in the face of draconian anti-protest legislation, opens on the 23rd of October at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead.

MeshCore companion node, boxed-up with battery and coiled USB charging lead. Temporarily portable (not weatherproof), but good enough to take outside on a nice day, for a long stroll, to map out repeater node reception across the valley. (Pen for scale) #MeshCore #Yorkshire #MeshRadio

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You may have seen I broadcast a message to planet Earth from the edge of space. I thought it was equally important to speak to deep space about you and your lovely little planet. But I thought humans might like to see it too, so here it is. #Clacton #VoteBinface

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🧵The so called Battle of New Wortley Railway Bridge occurred during the 1890 Leeds Gas Workers Strike. The conflict erupted after the Leeds Corporation Gas Committee sought to impose contract changes, including reduced summer wages and extended shifts. When workers resisted, management locked them

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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

As each band has to whizz around from village to village in a coach - there are coaches everywhere. With eleven villages, and a convoluted network of narrow, hilly, roads - it could be chaos. But it all seems to work smoothly, due to the hard work, and coordination, of the volunteer marshals.

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🧵 “People aren’t sure what’s true, and what libraries are here for is to help with that.” So says Brewster Kahle, digital librarian of the Internet Archive, discussing the future of the Wayback Machine on ABC Radio National (Australia) 🇦🇺. 🎧 Listen ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

So that's where they got the idea.

New Scientist@newscientist.com

Previously classified photos and documents show the scientific work that went into the world's first atomic test in 1945 – a test that, just weeks later, would see nuclear bombs dropped in Japan